Haranin Oleksandr, Zalietok Nataliya

Current state of practical implementation of copyright and related rights legislation in state archives of Ukraine

Section: Studies in Spesial Historical Disciplines

Abstract: The goal of the research. To investigate the current state of copyright and related rights compliance in the state archives. Methodology. A questionnaire method was used to collect data on the practical experience of the state archives in organizing the use of and access to documents that are the objects of copyright and related rights. To analyse the legal framework, a method of interpretation was used, which aimed at clarifying the content of the rule of law in order to properly apply it. When formulating proposals for further improvement of the work of the state archives with objects of copyright and related rights, the method of retrospective analysis was used. Scientific novelty. A large-scale study of the current state of application of copyright and related rights legislation in the practice of the state archives was conducted in Ukraine for the first time. Conclusions. Responses from 27 institutions, including 5 central archives and 22 state archives of regions, Kyiv, were analysed. It was found that the archives’ fonds / collections contain a wide range of documents, which, according to the Law of Ukraine “On Copyright and Related Rights”, are the objects of copyright and related rights. It was shown that the current practice of the state archives on the organization of use of the documents that are the objects of copyright and related rights, and access to them does not always comply with current legislation. For example, some archives reported the free use of “orphan works”, despite the fact that Ukrainian law does not currently provide for such a possibility. Not all institutions, in the case of a request for copying documents that are the objects of copyright and related rights, with exception for the cases of free use, require the user to give permission from the right holder to copy them, etc. The authors note that currently the state archives lack a comprehensive methodological document that would cover the main issues of application of copyright and related rights in the practice of the state archives. Such a document would reduce the risk of possible violations of law by archives when organizing the use of documents that are the objects of copyright and related rights, and access to them.

Keywords: archive, document, legislation on copyright and related rights, access to archival documents, use of archival documents, copyright compliance.

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• Haranin Oleksandr (Ukrainian Research Institute of Archival Affairs and Records Keeping, Ukraine, Kyiv, ogaranin_undiasd@ukr.net) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3792-0006
• Zalietok Nataliya (Ukrainian Research Institute of Archival Affairs and Records Keeping, Ukraine, Kyiv, nataliazaletok@gmail.com) ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5319-3876

Cite:
Haranin Oleksandr, Zalietok Nataliya. (2022). Current state of practical implementation of copyright and related rights legislation in state archives of Ukraine. Manuscript and book heritage of Ukraine, (28) 330-346 . https://doi.org/10.15407/rksu.28.330

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